Test Results for Lead in Drinking Water

To protect Illinois children from possible exposure to lead in drinking water, Section 35.5 of Public Act 99-0922 requires any Illinois school building to be tested for lead contamination in water if both of the following criteria are met:

► The building or any portion thereof was constructed prior to Jan. 1, 2000.

► The building is occupied by more than 10 children or students, pre-kindergarten through grade 5, under the control of (a) a school district or (b) a public, private, charter or nonpublic day or residential educational institution.

Summary of D401 Drinking Water Test Results

Water sampling was conducted by Mr. Daniel Petras and Ms. Kathryn Hermann of Aires Consulting. Mr. Geoffrey J. Bacci designed the study and developed the reports provided to the District. (PDF copies of each report are available at the links below.)

Testing covered the following required areas:

► Drinking fountains and drinking sources in buildings for grade 5 and under